The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 24, 2137
First Quarter
53.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
3:21 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.9%
- Age
- 7.8 days
- Distance
- 372,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2655
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
-
Jupiter, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 7.4° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 94.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.1° / 98.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 12m / -26.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 245.99° / -5.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.97° / 7.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 80.84° / 0.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.